Clint Eastwood’s Poncho

Sergio Leone also had an attachment to the poncho actor Clint Eastwood wore in A Fistful of Dollars. Leone liked the poncho so much that it’s also featured in For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Selected Filmography

A Fistful of Dollars

A Fistful of Dollars is a film about a morally ambiguous though ultimately good-hearted lone gunman who comes to a town dominated by two rival gangs. It is actually an unauthorized remake of Akira Kurosawa’s film Yojimbo, which is about a morally ambiguous though ultimately good-hearted lone samurai who comes to a town dominated by two rival gangs. This film marks Leone’s first collaboration with both composer Ennio Morricone and actor Clint Eastwood.

For a Few Dollars More

A morally ambiguous though ultimately vengeful bounty hunter played by Lee Van Cleef teams up with a morally ambiguous though ultimately good-hearted gunman played by Clint Eastwood to hunt down and kill a morally ambiguous though ultimately malicious criminal played by a totally irrelevant actor.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

A morally ambiguous though ultimately good gunman, a morally ambiguous though ultimately bad gunman, and a morally ambiguous though ultimately ugly gunman attempt to find a cache of hidden gold.

Once Upon a Time in the West

A morally ambiguous though ultimately evil gunman played by Henry Fonda is eventually undone by a morally ambiguous though ultimately good Charles Bronson.

Duck, You Sucker

A morally ambiguous though ultimately good-hearted bandit played by Rod Steiger meets a morally ambiguous though ultimately good hearted IRA explosives expert played by James Coburn, and together they get drawn into the Mexican Revolution.